CTK ’14: WPIAL 2013 Quad-A Football Flashback

By: HSSN Staff
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 | 12:14 AM

For a fourth straight season, a team from the Northern Eight Conference won the WPIAL Quad-A football championship. However for the first time in four years, it was not the North Allegheny Tigers. Pittsburgh Central Catholic captured district gold for the fourth time and first time since 2007.

2013 WPIAL Quad-A Headlines:

*  The most successful title run in Class AAAA history came to an end as the North Allegheny Tigers run of three straight district championships as the Tigers finished third in the Northern eight Conference before falling in the WPIAL Quarterfinals to Upper St. Clair 41-23.

*   For the fourth time in five years, George Novak guided his Woodland Hills football team to Heinz Field to play in the championship game. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, they settled for silver for a second straight year after losing to Pittsburgh Central Catholic 27-7 in the snow on the North Shore.

*  Three new coaches took over for long time field generals at North Hills, Pine-Richland and Gateway and all three were able to lead their respective teams to the playoffs. However only the Gators were able to advance past Round One before they lost to eventual champion Pittsburgh Central Catholic in the Quarterfinals.

*  Speaking of coaches, George Smith returned after a four year hiatus to McKeesport and it was like he never left. The Tigers won the Foothills Conference and won their first playoff game since…George Smith led them to the Semifinals in 2008.

*  Baldwin beat out Fox Chapel, Altoona and conference rival Mount Lebanon to capture the Quad-A wild card in 2013. It was a rare miss of the post season for the Blue Devils.

2013 WPIAL Quad-A Standings:

Northern Eight Conference:
#-Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings : (7-0) – (15-1)
*-Seneca Valley Raiders : (6-1) – (9-2)
*-North Allegheny Tigers : (5-2) – (7-4)
*-North Hills Indians : (4-3) – (5-5)
*-Pine-Richland Rams : (3-4) – (5-5)
x-Fox Chapel Foxes : (2-5) – (2-7)
x-Butler Golden Tornado : (1-6) – (1-8)
x-Shaler Titans : (0-7) – (0-9)

Southeastern Conference:
#-Upper St. Clair Panthers : (8-0) – (11-1)
*-Woodland Hills Wolverines : (7-1) – (10-3)
*-Bethel Park Black Hawks : (6-2) – (6-4)
*-Penn Hills Indians : (4-4) – (5-5)
*-Peters Township Indians : (4-4) – (5-5)
*-Baldwin Highlanders : (3-5) – (4-6)
x-Mount Lebanon Blue Devils : (3-5) – (3-6)
x-Canon-McMillan Big Macs : (1-7) – (1-8)
x-Plum Mustangs : (0-8) – (1-9)

Foothills Conference:
#-McKeesport Tigers : (8-0) – (10-1)
*-Penn-Trafford Warriors : (6-2) – (9-3)
*-Gateway Gators : (6-2) – (8-3)
*-Hempfield Spartans : (5-3) – (6-4)
*-Kiski Area Cavaliers : (5-3) – (5-5)
x-Altoona Mountain Lions : (2-6) – (2-7)
x-Connellsville Falcons : (2-6) – (2-7)
x-Latrobe Wildcats : (1-7) – (2-7)
x-Norwin Knights : (1-7) – (2-7)

2013 WPIAL Quad-A Playoff Results:

2013 WPIAL CLASS AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 27 – Woodland Hills Wolverines 7 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

Woodland Hills Woverines 28 – Upper St. Clair Panthers 21 

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 49 – Penn-Trafford Warriors 10 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:

Upper St. Clair Panthers 41 – North Allegheny Tigers 23 

Woodland Hills Wolverines 28 – Seneca Valley Raiders 14 

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 27 – Gateway Gators 21 

Penn-Trafford Warriors 35 – McKeesport Tigers 20 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:

Upper St. Clair Panthers 44 – Kiski Area Cavaliers 13 

North Allegheny Tigers 28 –  Bethel Park Black Hawks 0 

Woodland Hills Wolverines 35 – Pine-Richland Rams 14 

Seneca Valley Raiders 36 – Hempfield Spartans 10 

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 56 – Baldwin Highlanders 10 

Gateway Gators 33 – North Hills Indians 21 

McKeesport Tigers 54 – Peters Township Indians 28 

Penn-Trafford Warriors 22 – Penn Hills Indians 16 

2013 PIAA Quad-A Playoff Results:

2013 PIAA CLASS AAAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

St. Joe’s Prep Hawks 35 – PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS 10

PIAA CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS 45 – Lower Dauphin Falcons 0 

St. Joe’s Prep Hawks 37 – Neshaminy Redskins 21

PIAA CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:

PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS 48 – Erie McDowell Trojans 7 

Lower Dauphins Falcons 24 – Cumberland Valley Eagles 21

St. Joe’s Prep Hawks 21 – Parkland Trojans 0

Neshaminy Redskins 42 – North Penn Knights 7

PIAA CLASS AAAA First Round:

PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS 27 – WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES 7 

Erie McDowell Trojans 16 – Mifflin County Huskies 10 in Overtime

Lower Dauphin Falcons 17 – West Lawn Wilson Bulldogs 14

Cumberland Valley Eagles 33 – Dallastown Wildcats 17

Parkland Trojans 42 – Easton Rovers 0 

St. Joe’s Prep Hawks 10 – Frankford Pioneers 7 

Neshaminy Redskins 35 – Abington Galloping Ghosts 14

North Penn Knights 40 – Perkiomen Valley Vikings 19